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Appointees, stipends, other biz discussed

Budget appointments, council stipends and a housing survey were among the items discussed at this week’s Creswell City Council meeting. In the Mayor’s Report, Creswell Mayor Richard Zettervall announced that the Creswell Budget Committee appointments were made. Mayor Zettervall appointed…

Sanipac yard debris subscription gets OK

At Monday, Feb. 11’s Creswell City Council meeting, a public hearing was held for the proposal to bring a Sanipac yard debris pick-up service to Creswell, in which no public opted to speak. Aaron Donley, accounts manager for Sanipac, relayed…

Coast Fork Kiwanis receives donation

Photo provided The officers of the local Coast Fork Kiwanis recently accepted a gracious $1,000 donation from Bob and Bonnie Britt, owners of Joe’s Diner. Some of the funds were generated from their jointly conducted Breakfast With Santa event during the…

Fighting Failure, part 3: Mental health’s toll

Editor’s note: This is part three of a series about the statewide problems in Oregon’s education system, and how it affects local schools in the Southern Willamette region. This week’s story follows mental health’s role in student academics. A school’s…

A desire to help: 480 homeless kits assembled

FROM LEFT ARE CRESWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MEMBERS LONN ROBERTSON, REVEREND LARRY WHEELER, PEGGY BRYANT, LOIS SCOTT AND CHRISTINA ANDERSON MAKING HOMELESS KITS ON JAN. 27. PHOTO PROVIDED/ JUNE HARVEY About a month ago, a homeless couple was seen camping outside…

Snow day! Sort of…

Photo provided/Stephen Derminer Creswell kiddos squeezed every opportunity out of their two-hour delay on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The team spent the snow delay building a large snowman off of First Street. Pictured are Kera Nguyen, Avery Dodson, Harrison Derminer and…

CHS competition cheer team qualifies for State

CHS COMPETITION CHEER TEAM MEMBERS TURN UP THE SPIRIT DURING THE OPENING CHEER OF THE ROUTINE THEY PERFORMED DURING THE SHELDON INVITATIONAL LAST SATURDAY. Photo Provided/ Tony Bowling Competing in the 3A/2A/1A All-Girls Division, Creswell High School’s competition cheer team…

Ken Means works carousel wonders

Photo provided Renowned artist Ken Means is considered to be a master woodcarver and painter of carousel animals, and many other bigger than life sculptures carved out of wood, as well as finishing details. He has a carving school in…

Sweet Lorane Community News

I’m going to try to get back on track this week with Lorane news, although there isn’t much of it right now. I missed reminders on a few events that have come and gone, but my hope is that I…

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